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Son Allegedly Threatens Mom With Knife: Johnston Police Blotter
The Johnston Police Department investigated a number of calls April 29 to May 1. Take a look at the reports.
One Johnston mother experienced a frightening moment last week.
On April 30, an 82-year-old woman reported to police that her 55-year-old son had threatened her with a knife.
Officers responded to the residence in the 6100 block of Cedar Crest Drive, where the victim reported her son had put down the knife.
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She refused to press charges.
Editor's note: All information below is provided by the in incident reports through May 1. Dates below are when the incident was reported or occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions. All individuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty.
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May 1
Officers were dispatched in reference to a domestic dispute in the 8300 block of Chambery Boulevard.
April 29
A 26-year-old man reported that an adult family member was being verbally abusive in the 4800 block of Northwest 62nd Avenue.
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